Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. w. P. Atkins Fish Inspector OF the
city of Richmond, has been re appointed.
DR.. w. E Norris, OF Charlottesville, and
DIR. James Johnston, Of S.aunton, have been
re appointed by the Governor members Of
the State Board of Dental Examiners.
The depot building at Motiey's Station, on
tho Virginia Midland, in Pittsylvania
county, was destroyed BIZ fire Sunday night
with all its contents. The loss Is rot heavy
a delegation from tie reform party III
Richmond went over to Petersburg Sstnr
day and had an interview with Gen. Ma
hone who received his visitors with great
cordially.
The Virginia Medical Society net in Rich
mond to-day and will continue in session
until Friday Receptions will be rendered
the visiting doctors and attending ladie;
by prominent members Of the profession
there.
Last Saturday night at cake-cutLiDe
near Martinsville, Henry county, Tom Viii
liame, colored, shot and killed James Davis
also colored Williams was in love with q
girl, and Davis had supplanted him in thf
girls affections. Enraged by Jealousy he
drew pistol and deliberately shot mis- riys
through the head.
At the Seaboard Detective Agency, in
Norfolk, yesterday afternoon, difficulty
occurred, and Jas. Riley was shot il the at
domen by Detective John T. James. TIE
wounded man was soon csEiied to the sta
| ton house, where Detective James bad PIE
coded him and given himself up. Il is not
known whether the wound is fatal. James
and Riley were in partnership.
On Sunday last Maxwell s. Hudgins, vic
was recently elected to the position @: it,
structor in the Norfolk Academy, accident
ally shot and killed himself at his farm neal
that city. He was sitting at dinner when
some one came in and told him that dogs
were annoying the calYes On the farm, and
taking M his gun he went out with the in
tention of shooting the dogs. short dis
tarca from the house he stumbled ard fell
discharging the gun, The load taking effect
in his stomach, producing q fatal wound,
ftom which he died about midnight.
Judge Keith after opening tie Circuit
Court in Leesburg yesterday morning, IN
the absence OF Commonwealth's Attorney
McCabe, called up himself the LOG coupon
cases pending in the court, and the defend
ants being called and not responding jndg
ment was entered By the Court for the Com
monweaIth in them all. 10 three or four
other cases the counsel for the defendants
appeared, aud stated that he he had the
original bonds from which the coupons were
detached. The Court continued these cases
for Inquiry. The case of the Common
wealth against Ida Manly for murder ia set
for to morrow.
Yesterday j. L Gleaves, Commopweath's
attorney Of Wythe county, forwarded bill
against the State for so, to pay counsel fee.
Mr.. Gleaves was represented in the Z. s.
Circuit Court by NJ. John s. Wise when
Judge Bond fined the attorney general. and
issued an order placing the Attorney Gener-
al and others under arrest for contempt.
Mr.. G!eaves' case was continued until the
Oath inst, but be has since marked ali the
judgments in the coupon cases in his court
satisfied" The Indemnity Board have
unanimously rejected the bill, because Mr.
Gleaves acted in opposition to their instruc.
tions, and because he employed counsel
without consultation with the board.